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Full Supplement - British Cardiovascular Society

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BCS Abstracts 2011<br />

Introduction Successful PCI for CTO may confer an improved<br />

prognosis and a reduction in major adverse cardiac events (MACE).<br />

However most trials have included occlusions of short duration (less<br />

than 4 weeks). In this study we assessed the impact of PCI on LV<br />

function in patients with true CTOs (TIMI flow grade 0 and greater<br />

than 12 weeks duration) using serial CMR imaging as well as the<br />

predictive value of late gadolinium enhancement when performed<br />

prior to revascularisation.<br />

Methods Thirty patients referred for PCI to a single vessel CTO<br />

underwent CMR examination prior to and 6 months after PCI.<br />

Technical success was defined as recanalisation of the occluded<br />

vessel and DES implantation with a final residual diameter stenosis<br />

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